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Ep 54 Magpie Dialects & Mimicry: How Birds Learn to Communicate | Dr Stephanie Mason
October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minDr Stephanie Mason is an evolutionary biologist at The University of Western Australia researching how magpies learn to communicate, and what their calls could reveal about the evolution of human language. Her field research followed 11…
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Ep 53 Coral Larval Enhancement Trial | Dr Jenny Shaw & Dr Damian Thompson
September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minDr Damian Thomson from CSIRO has been working on reef systems at Nyinggulu since 2007, giving him a powerful long-term view of what has changed, what has been lost, and what still may be possible for Western Australia’s coral…
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Ep 52 The Big Blue Ocean | Professor Jessica Meeuwig
September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minProfessor Jessica Meeuwig AM is one of Australia’s most important voices in ocean conservation. Recently appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her significant service to marine conservation and research, Jessica is the inaugural…
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Ep 51 Inside the Hammerhead Shark Mystery | Dr Naima Andrea Lopez
August 24, 2026 · 58 minDr Naima Andrea López is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Marine Futures Lab at The University of Western Australia and a shark researcher specialising in the ecology and conservation of hammerhead sharks. Her research led to the…
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Ep 50 living ancient reptiles, rare frogs and the science of saving species | Professor Nicki Mitchell
August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 12 minProfessor Nicki Mitchell is one of Australia’s leading experts on how threatened wildlife can survive a rapidly changing climate. A zoologist and ecophysiologist, Nicki is a Professor in UWA’s School of Biological Sciences, Deputy Director…
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Ep 49 Environmental planning | Dr Daniel Jan Martin
July 27, 2026 · 1 hr 5 minDr Daniel Jan Martin is an award-winning environmental planner and designer working at the intersection of conservation, landscape architecture and urban ecology. As Lecturer and Co-Head of Landscape Architecture at The University of…
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Ep 48 Human Parasites and Pathogens | Dr Amanda Ash
July 13, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minDr Amanda Ash is one of the people you want explaining parasites. A Senior Lecturer in Parasitology at Murdoch University and a parasitologist with the Harry Butler Institute, Amanda has spent her career studying how parasites move between…
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Ep 47 Why Native Bees Matter More Than You Think | Dr Kit Prendergast
June 29, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minWhen it comes to Australia’s native bees, few people have done more to bring them into the public eye than Dr Kit Prendergast. In this episode of Paramount Importance, Kurt is joined by Dr Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist…